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Angus Macdonald <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:46:02 +0100
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The new voodoo banshee boards are supposed to be hugely quick in 2D and
pretty sharp in 3D as well. A good bet at the price but the drivers are
still a bit young for my tastes.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jun Qian [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 4:09 AM
> Subject:      Re: Opinions on video cards?
>
> I think your onboard AGP (4Mb) card would be able to drive at 1280x1024
> with no
> problem. If you don't play 3D game, the onboard card would be ok.  If you
> really want to chang one, Diamond Viper 550 has a PCI version, it will do
> excellent job for you.
>
> J Qian
>
> Oscar Ricardo Silva wrote:
>
> > I'm considering getting a new video card for my computer.  I've heard
> good
> > things about the Matrox G200 (but no PCI version yet),
> > Diamond 550, and STB.  I don't play many games and just want something
> that
> > will work very fast in a business environment and drive a 21" monitor at
> > least at 1024X768 (would prefer 1280X1024).

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